If you’re familiar with the corporate tax world, or find yourself a small business owner with taxes to pay, you’re most likely aware of the the September 15 tax filing deadline. While I won’t bore you with random factoids concerning the tax world and my current job, you can imagine that upon finishing my calculations … More Tax Season Deadlines & A Restaurant Review: Bistro Menil
As a fiscally responsible twenty-something, I try to limit the number of times I go out to eat to about once a week. Thus, when the weekend rolls around, I spend a significant amount of time deciding where what I want to dine on for dinner. Recently, my friend Anya and I decided to try … More Just Winging It: Max’s Wine Dive
Indian food is one of my favorite gluten free indulgences – I love the spices, the flavors and aromas of freshly prepared dishes like curries, masala and tandoori. Much to my delight, many Indian dishes are often gluten free, as they’re made with natural ingredients like curry powder, lentils, meat and rice. Pondicheri cafe is … More Pondicheri: A Houston Restaurant Review
Today, I realized that I’ve been living with celiac disease for over eight years, and that each year, I learn a plethora of new information about the disease and the gluten-free diet, as well as see a drastic improvement of the quality of gluten-free products and options available. I also realized how commonplace the gluten-free diet is … More Mellow Mushroom is a Gluten-Free Must!
Before heading back to school in Houston this weekend, I was lucky enough to have one of my best friends at Rice, Michelle, come visit me in New York. She had never experienced New York City before, so we took the nearest train down yesterday in order to explore, shop, and of course eat in … More Restaurant Review: Risotteria NYC
One of my favorite parts about going home is the chance to eat a delicious dinner with my family almost every night. While most of our meals are home cooked, every once in a while, we find an excuse to travel to Beacon, NY, and enjoy some delicious gluten-free Thai cuisine from our favorite restaurant, … More Restaurant Review: Sukhothai Authentic Thai Cuisine
Eating out is one of the most difficult tasks for anyone with a gluten intolerance. We experience a loss of control, as we can no longer verify that utensils are clean and that our meals are kept free from cross-contamination. Many celiacs would agree that Asian is one of the most difficult cuisines to accomodate … More P.F. Chang’s Review
As a native New Yorker, and previous fan of authentic Bronx pizza (before I was diagnosed with celiac disease, of course), I’ve come to realize that it’s incredibly difficult to master the art of gluten-free pizza making. Thin crust pizza is especially challenging, and I don’t think that I have ever seen a slice of … More Restaurant Review: Russo’s New York Pizzeria
A few weeks ago, I travelled to Rice Village (a lovely shopping area behind Rice University), in the pouring rain, by bike, in order to get my hair cut. After my appointment, I lacked a desire to return to campus, and instead decided to stop for dinner at the Black Walnut Cafe. I walked into … More Well Done, Black Walnut- A Restaurant Review
The semester’s getting busy, and stressful, but thankfully I have a great support system at Rice! My friend Andy dropped off this awesome gluten-free cupcake from Crave Cupcakes yesterday as a ‘de-stress’ gift!! Crave Cupcakes is a local Houston bakery that bakes fresh cupcakes daily! They offer both chocolate and vanilla gluten-free cupcakes on their daily … More Bakery Review: Crave Cupcakes!
It isn’t too often that a person with celiac disease encounters the opportunity to eat a gluten-free crepe outside of the home. There are countless online recipes for homemade crepes, but as a college student, locating a kitchen, securing proper utensils and cookware (safe from gluten contamination) and finding time in our busy schedules, often … More Restaurant Review: Sweet Paris Creperie & Cafe
As Rice’s Centennial Celebration winds down, I finally have time to update my blog. The long weekend was full of opportunities to explore some gluten-free options. Our Centennial picnic featured my favorite food truck, once again, Monster PBJ (side note- my addiction to the food truck has gotten to the point in which the one … More Restaurant Review: P.F. Chang’s Houston
Hope your National Celiac Disease Awareness Day (it was yesterday!) was full of gluten-free goodies! I celebrated my NCD Awareness Day today, with a visit to the Monster PBJ Food Trucks in Houston, Texas. Located right next to the Museum of Contemporary Arts in the Museum District of Houston, Monster PBJ takes the joys and … More Restaurant Review: Monster PBJ Food Truck
Hey Guys! I apologize for the lack of posts within the last few weeks; I returned to school at Rice University and have been readjusting to an 18 credit hour semester filled with numerous reading assignments and problem sets. This past weekend I finally had some time to breathe and visited one of my favorite … More A Quick Restaurant Review: Ruggles Green, Houston
I apologize for the lack of posts within the past few days; I have been busy packing and getting ready to return to Texas. It seems as though the universe has wanted me to post, as my flight was delayed about an hour. The extra waiting time gave me a chance to build up an … More A Quick Review in the Airport-Jamba Juice!
Every so often I venture into the great New York City, either to visit with friends, or in the past, attend numerous doctors appointments (thankfully, those have decreased as the number of years I’ve spent gluten-free increases). My trips, however, have become less frequent since I made the move to Rice University, but I was … More Restaurant Review: S’Mac NYC
Yesterday, my mother, sister and I braved the cold and rain and ventured to a restaurant that we all enjoy- Panera Bread. Now, as a celiac, we’ve accepted that one golden rule is to stay away from anything with the word “bread” in its name or title (unless, of course, “bread” is proceeded by the … More Eating Out Gluten-Free-Panera Bread
The Corporate Celiac 